It will enable people with suitably-equipped laptops to access the internet without the need for a connection via a socket or a mobile phone.
Attaching appliances to a power socket via a smart plug containing sensors and a ZigBee transceiver allows information about the appliances' power consumption to be beamed automatically to a broadband router within the home, and thence to a web server located elsewhere.
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Mr Bennett, described as "vulnerable" by the prosecution, suffered a fractured eye socket, a collapsed lung and a broken ribcage.
On the bottom edge is a trick flap that's both a micro-USB socket and a USB Type A plug depending on how it's positioned -- the micro-SIM slot is cleverly hidden behind it.
Other stars of disabled sports were also on hand during the task including British Paralympians Tanni Grey-Thompson (winner of 11 gold medals) and javelin thrower Scott Moorhouse, who helped out with a new adjustable knee socket for a prosthetic leg.
You'll also get more ports than you would on some other Windows RT devices: not one, but two USB connections, along with a full-sized HDMI socket and a full-sized SD reader to match.
Unveiled today in San Jose alongside the iPad mini, the intensely dense 13-inch MBP is true to the rumors -- there's a 2, 560 x 1, 600 panel, a pair of Thunderbolt ports, a full-size HDMI socket and a MagSafe 2 power connector.
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The left port cover pulls down to reveal one USB 3.0 port, a mini HDMI socket, and a jack for the included Ethernet adapter.
Powerline uses industry-standard HomePlug AV technology to turn any home wall socket into a network connection.
Once the program has been completed, these helicopters will become the airborne equivalent of a socket wrench - capable of undertaking a number of previously impossible tasks.
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He then tested how much friction there was when a ceramic ball and a polyethylene socket were immersed in a liquid with the same properties as synovial fluid.
On the back, two more doors flip open to expose a mini-USB port for charging (still no micro) and a mini-HDMI socket to get a direct, digital feed of content.
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Yes, but these new hybrids will have a plug that connects to a wall socket, giving consumers a choice of using (mostly domestic) electricity to replace all (mostly foreign) gasoline on most trips.
On the bottom, there's a standard tripod socket, an SD card slot and a battery compartment, complete with an 875mAh LP-E12 cell (replacements should run you about 75 bucks).
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The most ambitious is Socket HMD, a complete 1, 280 x 800 headset that involves a 3D-printed shell and custom-assembled electronics.
The machine screw is supposed to fit perfectly because it is screwed into a socket expressly designed to accept it.
The battery also offers a socket which allows people to charge their mobile phones, something that was far from easy before.
Barstow Police Chief Albert Ramirez released a statement alleging that when the police dog was sent into Brooks' SUV, Brooks choked and hit the dog with a socket wrench.
On the tablet itself, you've got a USB 2.0 port, a micro-USB socket for charging, mini-HDMI, a headphone port, micro-SIM slot and a full-size SD reader.
Users connect the adapter via an Ethernet cable to a router, and then plug the adapter into a wall socket.
First you connect one of these HomePlug devices to a broadband modem or router and then into a wall socket.
You'll also find the power connector there, along with a USB socket.
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We're pressing on with battery research for plug-in hybrid vehicles that can be powered by electricity from a wall socket, instead of gasoline.
The USB Music Box consists of a USB socket, which can be placed out of sight in the glove compartment, centre console or armrest.
It is more important for business users than consumers, which makes perfect sense given how much time is spent away from a power socket.
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These devices transform the direct current generated by a solar panel or electric car battery into the alternating current you expect from a wall socket.
There are networking technologies that use electrical wiring for data networking, and a wall socket can deliver data as well as power with no new wiring needed.
The Logitech, Bose and Geneva Sound units all have internal batteries, so you can run them for a few hours without the need for a wall socket.
The pen has been designed to be compact and easy to use, you just plug it into a power socket and can start drawing anything within minutes.
They removed some of the loose bone fragments from the eye socket and then placed a titanium mesh plate to help reconstruct the orbital rim and floor.
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